How to Write about Arabia

Always use the word ‘Sand’ or ‘Darkness’ or ‘Whispers’ in your title. Subtitles may include the words ‘Islam’, ‘Jihad’, ‘Desert’, ‘Dawn’, ‘Struggle’, ‘Oil’, ‘Orient’, ‘Arabia’, ‘Calling’, ‘Veil’, ‘Allah’ or ‘Anger’. Also useful are words such as ‘Terrorists’, ‘Timeless’, ‘Fundamentalism’ and ‘Tribal’. Note that you must always refer to Arab people as the “Arab Street”.

The Roots of Certified Islam

Whenever an Islamic movement got out of hands, the sultans found an Uncle Tom and put him in it, at the head of it, and then endorsed it, welcomed it, helped it, and joined it.

A Leftist had to ask: what kind of strategy is this? What is the bar of religiosity that needs to be reached so people can be considered “ready” for change?

Certified Islam On Trial

Masked Palestinian men with Kalashnikovs slung over their shoulders paid a visit late Friday night to an imam with no political affiliations.

When asked, they refused to identify themselves, but made their visit brief and their message crystal-clear:

“If you speak ill of our president in your sermons again, you will be shot dead before you make it back home.”

Rima Fakih Has The Backbone To Pose Topless

Earlier this week, the reigning Miss USA, Rima Fakih, was photographed topless for an official Miss Universe photo shoot. Fakih was one of only several Miss Universe contestants that chose to go the topless route. This photo shoot is sure to be controversial because how is posing topless in any way appropriate for the Miss Universe pageant? Regardless, according to Fakih, the contestants were given options to choose what was most comfortable for them. Fakih’s response to that was she felt “comfortable with beauty.” What the hell is that supposed to mean? Is posing in a bikini not beautiful enough for her? The women, including Fakih, as you can see, were partially covered in body paint, by the way.

Poor Alternatives

Anne Applebaum, liberal-ish Washington Post and Slate correspondent, former-USSR expert, and wife of the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, recently published the most ridiculous op-ed of all time, entitled “Morocco, an Alternative to Iran.”  On Slate, it was published as “Morocco Makes Peace With Its Past” (perhaps even more proposterous), and I perhaps wouldn’t have [...]